Guinea-Bissau President visits Tinubu, lauds his policy initiatives

Friday Omosola Politics 01/07/2023

Guinea Bissau President, Umaro Sissoco Embaló on Saturday paid a private visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his Ikoyi, Lagos residence.

President Emnaló commended the laudable policy initiatives of Tinubu in the last month, adding that everyone in the international community had been commending his giant strides.

President Bola Tinubu, Guinea Bissau President, Umaro Sissoco Embaló and others (Photo credit: Tinubu’s Facebook page)

Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, Dele Alake in a statement by the Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye said Emnaló expressed solidarity and willingness to cooperate with Nigeria under the leadership of Tinubu.

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He added that the visit allowed Embaló, who is currently the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, to reinforce the fraternal relations between the two countries.

“He came to pay his solidarity and bond with a brother African Head of State, in the first instance, and in particular as a brother Head of State in West Africa.

Gbajabiamila, Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu and Guinea Bissau President, Umaro Sissoco Embaló (Photo credit: Tinubu’s Facebook)

“This is a very commendable sign of things to come in the entire West African region in terms of the atmosphere being generated by Nigeria’s giant steps in the last month, and the need for Nigeria to take its rightful place in African affairs.

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“Everybody is looking up to Nigeria, especially in Africa and the ECOWAS region, and President Tinubu is ready to take up the gauntlet.”

Earlier, Tinubu recognizes that Nigeria is being looked upon for leadership, and he is prepared to step up to the challenge.

Round table picture from the private visit (Photo credit: Facebook)

On the entourage of the visiting Bissau-Guinean leader were his Special Adviser Caramo Camara, Chief of Staff, Califa Soares Diplomatic Advisor, Ambassador Alfredo Cabral, and Image Operator, Bonifacio Correia.

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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who had earlier received the visiting President at the Presidential Wing of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila and Dele Alake was also present during the visit.